Klaas Bootsma was head teacher of mathematics at Ambarvale High School in Campbelltown and has taught at Lurnea and Grantham High Schools. He was a senior HSC examiner and has worked on the HSC Advice Line. Klaas has been the lead author of the New Century Maths 9-10 series since 1995, including new editions for the Australian Curriculum in NSW.

David Badger is principal of Toongabbie Christian School, was deputy principal at Mt Annan Christian College in Campbelltown, and has taught at Eagle Vale and Lurnea high schools. He has been involved in HSC and School Certificate marking and has worked on the HSC Advice Line.

Sarah Hamper teaches at Abbotsleigh School in Wahroonga and has taught at Meriden and Tara Anglican schools. Her expertise is in using modelling, problem solving and ICT for the effective learning of mathematics, and she has presented workshops for MANSW and nationally. Sarah is a co-author of new editions of New Century Maths 9-10 for the Australian Curriculum in NSW.

Explicit coverage of Australian Curriculum and NSW syllabus Stages 4 and 5 clearly labelled

SkillCheck revises prerequisite skills while Power Plus promotes extension work

Graded exercises are linked to worked examples that reflect the five components of Working Mathematically; Understanding, Fluency, Problem Solving, Reasoning and Communication. The exercises include multiple-choice questions, longer exam-style problems and real life applications

Technology feature promotes ICT in the classroom, including spreadsheets, GeoGebra software, graphics calculators and the Internet

Two pathways for Years 9 and 10 – New Century Maths Stages 5.1/5.2 and New Century Maths Advanced Stages 5.2/5.3

NelsonNetBook interactive version of the student book with multimedia links and annotation tools